Harvard University President Alan M. Garber, an economist and physician who is also the school's chief academic officer, will serve as Harvard's interim president after Claudine Gay steps down on Tuesday. Become.
Harvard University has announced that Gerber will temporarily replace Gaye, who resigned amid controversy over Harvard's handling of anti-Semitism on campus and allegations of academic plagiarism.
In a statement, the university called Garber a “distinguished and well-rounded scholar” who “served with distinction” as president for more than a decade.
“We are delighted to have someone of Alan’s breadth and depth of experience, keen judgment, collaborative style and exceptional organizational knowledge to drive our key priorities and guide the University through this interim period. We are lucky,” the statement said.
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Harvard University Professor Alan Garber attends Harvard University's 363rd Commencement Seminar on May 29, 2014 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
Gerber became president of Harvard University in 2011. He received his BA in Economics from Harvard University and his MD from Stanford University.
Former Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers praised Garber's promotion in a post on said.
In addition to his role as dean, Mr. Gerber is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Health Policy at Harvard Medical School, Professor of Economics at Harvard's College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and Professor. He received his doctoral degree from the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Harvard University President Dr. Claudine Gay resigned from her position on Tuesday amid controversy over her handling of anti-Semitism on Harvard's campus and allegations of plagiarism in academic works. (Getty Images)
He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Medicine.
Garber took over as interim president after Gay announced his resignation Tuesday afternoon. Gay had been widely criticized for her testimony to Congress regarding Harvard's initial response to the Israel-Hamas war and anti-Semitism on the school's campus.
At a December hearing, Republican lawmakers questioned Mr. Gay and the presidents of MIT and UPenn about whether calls for an intifada and the massacre of Jews on campus violated the university's code of conduct and policies against bullying and harassment. did. All three faced intense backlash. for not making it clear He argued that more context was needed.
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Dr. Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, Liz McGill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadel, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will testify. House Education and Workforce Committee meeting on December 5, 2023, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In an interview with the Harvard Crimson in October, Garber said he regretted the university's initial statement on the Gaza war. The statement had been criticized by Harvard University officials, politicians and Jewish groups for not explicitly condemning Hamas for the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
Gerber said the university's statement had divided the Harvard community, and expressed support for a clear statement Gaye issued less than a day later that unequivocally condemned Hamas.
“The community was quickly divided, but that's not true of every crisis we face,” he told The Crimson. “This is a flammable situation and one that many people are grieving.”
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Garber has long been floated as a candidate for Harvard's president and was considered for the post in 2017, but the post went to Lawrence S. Bacow, The Crimson reported. In 2022, he told the student newspaper that he was “very happy” to serve as president.
Harvard University said in a statement that Gerber will serve as president “until a new leadership for Harvard University is identified and installed.”
